What began as a tropical depression on 7 February turned into the second strongest severe tropical cyclone recorded in the world (the strongest ever recorded was super typhoon Haiyan that hit the Philippines in 2013). Gaining strength, severe tropical cyclone Winston became a Category 5 with winds of over 217 mph (350 kph) and made…
It’s 2016: the start of another promising year, and for me it started in the county I fell in love with – Cambodia. The year here started with love and laughter. Just being here has helped me grow in areas I never knew needed development! New Year was a big lesson for me. The Cambodians…
The Bartimaeus Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired (BRCVI), or Barty as it is affectionately known, is a Christadelphianfunded project which provides training and accommodation facilities for blind and partially-sighted young men and women. Students here gain the opportunity to spend a year developing the necessary skills to function confidently and independently in society. They…
We welcome you this morning to our presentation entitled ‘Celebrating Jesus’. It’s a bright Friday morning and many people are celebrating the birth of Christ. Although this day is not actually the birthday of Christ, our focus today is on revealing the mission of Christ as commanded by God for the salvation of mankind. Sit…
Dhaka is a melting pot of humanity, an intriguing mix of past and present. It is a ‘super-metropolis’ and recognised as the most densely populated urban area in the world. Initiation into Bangladesh sees one emerging from the airport to a relatively modern taxi. You are then hurtled along hastily constructed roads, closely surrounded by…
Having travelled to Sri Lanka several times between 1987 and 1998, I thought it was time to go again. There have been quite a few changes since my last visit. The civil war which had crippled the country for 30 years had ceased and reconstruction was well underway. And there is now an ecclesia in…
I remember the conversation well – so well, that it has been burned into my memory as one of those moments I will never forget. We had only been at the Bible Education Centre (BEC) in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, for two months of our proposed one year sojourn to assist in the work and…
A Bible school is held an- nually at the Arawa High School on the island of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. It is generally held in the first week of January and this year went from Saturday 2nd until Sunday 10th. For Brothers Neville Rice and Michael Scerri, Sister Bronte McLean and her son James, it…
We arrived Bhadravathi after travelling the in 250 km (155 miles) north-west from Bangalore by train. Bhadravathi is a small town by Indian standards and the ecclesial family here consists of about 30 adults and 15 children. We are always met by the entire Johnson family when we arrive and this time was no exception.…
Loss, lethargy and life lessons Neighbourhood Sunday Schools Third class passenger – Sri Lanka Our first brother in Lebanon
Tanzania Youth Conference Guadalajara and the Sower – Mexico A different rhythm in the Solomons Only one ticket – Bosnia-Herzegovina
In mid-October, a party of eight South Australians arrived in Nepal for the third Nepal Bible Week from 21 to 25 October. Idols, idols and more idols… The city of Kathmandu is a sprawling kaleidoscope of colour, activity and noise, with people everywhere as they go about their daily business: rickshaws, taxis, motor-bikes and bicycle…
The SUN Nutrition Programme is not an ACBM project, but works in close cooperation. Website of the SUN Nutrition Programme About When Tim Galbraith first visited India in 1976 he discussed child nutrition problems with a retired medical superintendent of Vellore Medical College Hospital. The doctor, who had befriended him, commented on the vast waste of…
Accommodation available for ACBM fieldworkers and visitors The C3 Conference Center was constructed about five years ago to provide a venue for the Hyderabad memorial meeting, bible camps and a school for the children of Christadelphians and those living at the Shunem Home. Opportunities exist for volunteers to stay in the C3 Center and teach…
Magnanimous Response to ACBM Fund Raising During the year the ACBM has gone out to the brotherhood seeking funds in support of several disasters and emergencies to which the brotherhood has responded most generously. Cyclone Pam which hit Vanuatu and Reef Islands (Solomon Islands) on 13th March with winds gusts exceeding 300kmh, caused wide spread…
www.this is your bible.com The TIYB website continues to be the principal preaching website used by ecclesias and individual brothers and sisters around the world. The site is supported and run by the Bible Missions in the United Kingdom, North America and Australia/New Zealand and provides an accessible and easy to use preaching tool. Key…
In our report last year we were in the midst of a flow of refugees into Sri Lanka from Pakistan and Iran and we were expecting this might be ongoing. However the Sri Lankan Government has closed access and has been sending asylum seekers back. As you will have noted from our reports in the…
Dear Brothers and Sisters The ACBM is pleased to commend to you this review of the areas of its labours on behalf of our brotherhood in God’s vineyard for the year ending 30 June 2015. Foremost in our mind is a spirit of deep thankfulness as we look back over the past twelve months and…
Nutrition in Zambia Jamaica: tiny missionaries United across borders in Christ: Romanian Bible School Letting faith take you to the next level
Pastors and prayer – Uganda Jamaica Easter Youth Camp Revelation at Mae Sai Bible Week – Thailand Israel: “a land that the Lord your God cares for”